When I first saw it I recognized the power of this photograph.

VOA: special.2010.05.31

"I've always loved working with the robots. And when I first started it was a challenge working with the robots, understanding how they worked and figuring them out.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

And then,years ago when I first found out that I was HIV positive, my initial reason for doing glass was I wanted to leave one glass vase for my nephew and nieces to remember their uncle by.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

"As a kid,when I first put a tank on my back, I was seven years of age.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

"This is just something that is unbelievable. And when I first found out about it I actually started crying because,um,I'm gonna now too, because it is such a help."

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

Daw hopes his efforts will encourage other African migrants to integrate more into Australian society "When I first started a lot of my Sudanese friends,the boys, they weren't a fan of me playing footy,they tend to hang around the Sudanese people,just one area,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"I am not the first president to take up this cause," he said "but I am determined to be the last."

VOA: special.2009.09.12

I was a first-year student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and was relaxing between classes at the student union building.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Their music set records. Their first four songs were "I Want You Back","ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There."

VOA: special.2009.07.05

He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down, "Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"

VOA: special.2010.07.02

The first time I looked through its magic lens, the clouds that surrounded my daily life rolled away.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

"I suppose the first really significant thing that the world heard about was chimpanzees using and making tools.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

The first heart I made was when my mother was extremely ill and after she passed away I made the heart larger.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

At first I thought the city was empty. The buildings all were empty and in poor repair.

VOA: special.2010.07.17